Social Change

A social psychologist reveals how to nudge local cultures toward positive structural change by moving people from individual action to collective action.

All of us constantly broadcast information to others, even when we don't say a word. Sales professionals broadcast to potential clients in a way that wins new business. Managers broadcast to their teams about projects. Colleagues broadcast to one another about available resources. The messages we choose to broadcast shape others' beliefs in the potential for success and their ability to create positive change.

Over his long career as witness to an extreme 20th century, National Book Award-winning psychiatrist, historian, and public intellectual Robert Jay Lifton has grappled with the profound effects of nuclear war, terrorism, and genocide. Now he shifts to climate change, which, Lifton writes, "presents us with what may be the most demanding and unique psychological task ever required of humankind" - what he describes as the task of mobilizing our imaginative resources toward climate sanity.

In Storms of My Grandchildren, James Hansen - the nation's leading scientist on climate issues - speaks out for the first time with the full truth about global warming: the planet is hurtling even more rapidly than previously acknowledged to a climatic point of no return. Although Hansen was Al Gore's science adviser for the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, his recent data shows that our situation is even more dire today.

Women make over 80% of healthcare decisions in the U.S., yet only 4% of all medical research and development is focused on women's health issues. From periods and childbirth to menopause, female pain has been normalized, as society shrugs and says "Welcome to being a woman," instead of coming up with better solutions. But it doesn't have to be this way. In The Vagina Business, award-winning journalist Marina Gerner, Ph.D. takes an eye-opening look at the innovators challenging the status quo to deliver the healthcare solutions women need.

Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really knowing the shape such wars will ultimately take. In the face of such great uncertainty, militaries must be able to adapt rapidly in order to win. Adaptation Under Fire identifies the characteristics that make militaries more adaptable, illustrated through historical examples and the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

How do underdogs, facing far stronger opponents, sometimes win? In the tradition of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals and Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce's Practical Radicals offers winning strategies, history, and theory for a new generation of activists.

This informative guide helps allies who want to go beyond rigid Diversity and Inclusion best practices, with real tools to go from good intentions to making meaningful change in any situation or venue. As we become more aware of various social injustices in the world, many of us want to be part...

Whether you are a beginner with zero video and marketing skills, a business owner looking to grow your brand and make passive income online, or you simply want to revamp your existing channel for flawless success, this complete guide is for you. Curated by industry experts with you in mind, this book was written to hand over the secret strategies seasoned successful YouTubers are using to amass subscribers, grow their brands, and land 6-7 figure monthly recurring passive income paychecks courtesy of YouTube.

The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2), and these CO2 emissions are a major driver of climate change. Carbon capture offers a path to climate change mitigation that has received relatively little attention. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Howard Herzog offers a concise guide to carbon capture, covering basic information as well as the larger context of climate technology and policy.

In this book, we will be looking at how technology has progressed through the years to get a glimpse of the future. Here, you will learn how humans lived their lives in the past and how technology has influenced that way of life and transformed it into what it is today. We will also discuss certain turning points in human society that lead us to where we are now.

Drawing on a wide variety of influences, from literature to Zen Buddhism, biology to neuroscience, Enough Is Enough lays out the habits anyone can develop to turn them into just the kind of hard-working, deep-thinking ideal they’ve always wanted to be. Written with passion, wit, and knowledge gained as much from life as from literature, Enough Is Enough promises to be just the book you’re looking for if you want to run headlong into the future and never look back.

Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon Sharpe, who has spent ten years at the forefront of climate change policy and diplomacy. In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. This provocative and engaging book sets out how we should rethink our strategies and reorganize our efforts in the fields of science, economics, and diplomacy, so that we can act fast enough to stay safe.

Kernstück des Buches ist ein Essay, in dem er sich ausführlich mit den neuen Medien und ihrem Plattformcharakter beschäftigt, die traditionelle Massenmedien–maßgebliche Antreiber des »alten« Strukturwandels–zunehmend in den Hintergrund drängen. Fluchtpunkt seiner Überlegungen ist die Vermutung, dass die neuen Formen der Kommunikation die Selbstwahrnehmung der politischen Öffentlichkeit als solcher beschädigen.

This book is not just a collection of personal narratives or academic research; it is a bridge, connecting lived experience with scholarly insight to provide a holistic and empowering perspective. Within this book, you'll find a compassionate and supportive space to explore the complex emotional landscape of Black women, from the intergenerational impact of trauma to the systemic factors that contribute to relationship challenges.

There is one human mentioned in the Quran more than any other: Moses. Why is it that the Jewish prophet dominates the Islamic scripture? Because he is the role model for Muhammad, Islam's own prophet. Because Islam, just like Christianity, is deeply intertwined with Judaism-although surprisingly little attention has been given to this fascinating connection between the two religions. Author and journalist Mustafa Akyol takes listeners on a theological and historical walk through that much-neglected side of the Abrahamic triangle: the Judeo-Islamic tradition.

While you can’t control the chaos around you, you can control how you respond to it. The solution lies in a powerful ancient philosophy that has stood the test of time… Stoicism offers a practical, grounded path to inner peace, resilience, and emotional clarity — no matter what life throws your way. You don’t have to stay stuck in the storm of modern life. Let Stoicism guide you back to clarity and calm — right where you are.

A riveting audiobook about the dramatic changes that will transform the world as we know it. Americans are anxious about the future - the world's and their own. Rosenberg explains the enormous political, economic, and spiritual changes that are underway in the world's most important countries. He answers why these changes are happening, what they mean, and provides insights from exclusive interviews with world leaders.

The riveting New York Times bestseller about a young man who built more than 250 schools around the world—and the steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life. Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a...

The beloved Pope Francis’s prayers for the ten most pressing issues the world is facing today, inspiring action to radically unite humanity in hope for a peaceful future “The clock is ticking, and all life is in danger, yet we still have time. . . . So let us take the first steps and go out...